Low-222Rn nitrogen gas generator for ultra-low background counting systems

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 539, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 427-432

  Wojcik M ^a   Zuzel, G ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Low background detectors; Nitrogen purification; Radon

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEWARS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NITROGEN; PURIFICATION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

CRYO-ADSORPTION; ELECTRICAL HEATER; LOW BACKGROUND DETECTORS; NITROGEN PURIFICATION;

RADON;

EID: 13444283658     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.10.023     Document Type: Article

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